The Israeli military confirmed on Sunday that it targeted a Hezbollah ammunition depot in southern Lebanon late Saturday night, following reports from Lebanese state media about an Israeli air raid on the depot.
Since the Hamas attack on Gaza border settlements on October 7, which sparked an Israeli war on Gaza, Hezbollah and Israeli forces have been exchanging almost daily fire.
The Israeli military stated overnight, “fighter jets struck two weapon storage facilities in southern Lebanon containing rocket shells and other means,” according to AFP.
Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported on Saturday night that an “air raid on the town of Adloun targeted an ammunition depot,” following earlier reports of Israeli raids in the town, located between the cities of Sidon and Tyre, where “rocket explosions continue” and “impacted more than one town causing three civilians to suffer minor injuries.”
The agency added that the Sidon-Tyre highway was closed in both directions, with traffic being diverted to internal roads.
Debris from the explosions spread to nearby villages, with one piece landing in the town of Burj Rahal.
This morning, air raid sirens sounded in Betzet and Shlomi in northern Israel’s Western Galilee, as announced by the Israeli military.
There has been no report of explosions in the areas where the sirens were heard.
It is noted that the ongoing cross-border shelling has resulted in at least 515 deaths in Lebanon, according to an AFP tally.
On the Israeli side, 18 military personnel and 13 civilians have been reported killed, according to Israeli authorities.
